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The IMA Quarterly: Q3 2009 page 5

THE SERVICE CORNER

Online Resources

Although the primary mission of the IMA HelpDesk is to see that problems with the functionality of the IMA software are quickly resolved, we also train users and help users research the ever-changing regulatory requirements.

We are glad to do this research, but it can consume a great deal of chargeable time. If you’d like to do research on your own, here are some of the links we find most useful.

• http://www.omh.state.ny.us/index.html Official site of the Office of Mental Health. Among its features is news of the clinic and ambulatory restructuring scheduled for implementation January 1, 2010 found at http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/clinic_restructuring/.
   
• http://www.nyhealth.gov/ Official site of the Department of Health. Within the site is information about Child Health Plus at http://www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/chplus/.
   
• http://oasasapps.oasas.state.ny.us/portal/page/portal/OASAS_APPS Online portal for the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
   
• http://www.emedny.org Claims processing and information site for New York Medicaid providers
   
  NYHIPAADESK at http://www.emedny.org/HIPAA/index.html gives updates on HIPAA compliance.
   
  Details regarding error coding are at http://www.emedny.org/hipaa/Crosswalk/index.html.
   
  Technical specifications for HIPAA files are at http://www.emedny.org/hipaa/emedny_transactions/transactions.html. 
   
• http://www.ngsmedicare.com/ngsmedicare/HomePage.aspx Portal for National Government Services (NGS), contractor for NY Medicare Under Provider/Supplier, choose “Part B” and “New York”. At the top of the home page you can sign up for their e-mail newsletter.
   
• http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm New York State clinician license and provider-type look-up
   
• https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do Federal registry to get or look up National Provider Identifiers (NPIs)
   
• http://www.wpc-edi.com/content/view/711/401 Descriptions for claim denial and remarks codes, as well as other HIPAA codes